COLLEGE HOOPS WINNERS 2014 thread

[DOM_Toretto]

Looks like u had a pretty good night Dom.

St. John's was not the pick. 2nd half they played down to competition. Oh well. Small loss.

Good luck today

Yes, thanks Eddie, I went 3-0-1 and was so close to a sweep. Ohio state looked good to cover late but slid to a push, oh well.

On first glance I agree with your Iowa & New Mexico leans, I'm gonna research those as well as a couple others n then post n see what u guys think.

[DOM_Toretto]

MSU +3 @ Notre Dame
As I said, Spartans are a better rebounding team and battle tested already. Notre Dame's sick stats are ballooned by a horrid strength of schedule.

Villanova -11 @ La Salle
Villanova is familiar and should even have a decent fan base in the crowd. They look good down low as well as shooting, have been spreading the scoring around well too. La Salle is one of the worst shooting teams and it won't get any better tonight.

Wichita State +5 (bought 1.5) @ Utah
Perfect matchup for the shockers. Utah relies on Delon Wright's high percentage shooting and high scoring. When Utah put up a mere 49 pts vs a defensive SDSU team Wright shot 15%. Now either Van Vleet, Cotton or Baker will D up on this kid n make him go cold. Shockers shoot better than SDSU and similarity play a good defense. Utah is probably better down low but I think Wichy's defense keeps them hangin in long enough to win it

UCLA -15 vs CS Fullerton
Bruins win big at home. They out rebound, out shoot & out pass a very poor CSF team.

Also looking into Arizona State and Old Dominion... Thinking maybe a ML parlay? Both look pretty good and are playing very poor teams tonight. Feedback/Insight welcome.

[EDDIE MONEY LINE]

I like all ur declared plays. I'm staying away from ND mich st game. I do think Mich st. Wins.

I'm still stuck on Iowa and I also like Eastern Kentucky, as I think they win SU.

Good luck tonight

[DOM_Toretto]

I like all ur declared plays. I'm staying away from ND mich st game. I do think Mich st. Wins.

I'm still stuck on Iowa and I also like Eastern Kentucky, as I think they win SU.

Good luck tonight

GL to you too. Idk anything about EKU so can't say I'm for or against.

Did you lock in Iowa? How many pts did u get? I usually like taking dogs +8 or more when I think they have a possibility to win, which I do here. Just wasn't too sure about this game.

[EDDIE MONEY LINE]

My guy won't give me anything more than +7.5 so I'm not sure yet

[brandcorytoby]

What is your record to date?

Thanks

[DOM_Toretto]

What is your record to date?

Thanks

7-0-1 over last 2 days.
All four of my additional leans would have covered last night too if I bet them - oh well.

27-18-2 so far this NCAA bball season.

Nothing is sticking out to me for tonight's card... Gonna research for tonight & Friday while I'm at it.

[DOM_Toretto]

UAB +1 vs Morehead State
I don't love betting such 3rd world matchups, and I couldn't tell you where the fukk Morehead st college is (ohio maybe?) but I just put money on University of Alabama fukkin Birmingham. They just lost their football program, I feel sorry for those poor bastards.

UAB just lost three straight, goin thru a gauntlet of Wisconsin, Florida and UCLA all in the Bahamas. I think they will welcome Morehead and take the opportunity to get a win. They played tough in games at home last season (incl. beating UNC & Nebraska) and UAB has a slight size advantage down low with their 23 year old forward who can score.

[EDDIE MONEY LINE]

No clue on ur game. Good luck.

Too many people liking Arkansas also makes me wanna go Iowa St. They are a stud team. I'll prob just pass

[DOM_Toretto]

No clue on ur game. Good luck.

Too many people liking Arkansas also makes me wanna go Iowa St. They are a stud team. I'll prob just pass

Ha my exact thoughts. Was gonna pass but all the SBR Arkansas love might sway me to bet ISU. Such a tough place to play. Don't know who can stop Niang. And Hogue is more aggressive on the boards & put-backs than anyone on arky.

If we can find another ML to parlay with that would be ideal.

[EDDIE MONEY LINE]

Just not enough options on the board tonight. I don't play anything chalky

[EDDIE MONEY LINE]

Although after further review the only option although still too chalky for my liking but I think 85% chance winning is Missouri state.

[DOM_Toretto]

What's the verdict? I can get Iowa St -6 -120... I can't ML parlay with any other game confidently tho. Just so on the fence here as I could see a 4-8pt win lol.

[EDDIE MONEY LINE]

I stayed off. I saw a 5 point win. They came out hot tho and I Wish I went Iowa st. now. Hahaha We'll see what happens.

[DOM_Toretto]

Looks like Iowa St would've been a good bet, but oh well. Technically a missed win is better than a loss.

UAB hit. They won by 10.

I'm at 28-18-2 now for the season. Got my eye on a few Friday night games...

[DOM_Toretto]

Texas +13 @ Kentucky
Providence played a close game at UK for the first 30 or so minutes, because of their good forward defensive play. Texas forwards, especially Cameron and Turner, can D up on the UK giants. Force the twins to take shots, which they haven't done effictively so far. I like taking teams +double digits when I think they stand a chance to win, and I'd say Texas has a 10-20% chance to win if they shoot the 3 well.

Providence -3 @ Boston College
BC has been struggling, and one of tier few advantages has been relying on a 7'1" center down low. Prov has a 7footer to challenge down low and I think Henton will bounce back and have a great game coming off his struggles at Rupp Arena.

Oklahoma -14 vs Missouri
Mizzou will be without their starting guard, which leaves a reserve matched up with the experienced Sooners backcourt. This spread is much lower than I'd expect. OU shoots better, rebounds better and passes better.

[red12sox]

Looks good!! Any thoughts on pitt, uconn, or Manhattan?

[DOM_Toretto]

Looks good!! Any thoughts on pitt, uconn, or Manhattan?

I originally liked Pitt but their defense is so bad I just don't like betting on that team. Uconn should cover but it's still a no-play for me. Been a down year for uconn. Their spreads are higher than they should be cuz they're returning champs but statistically speaking they're pretty mediocre so far. Plus they burned me vs Texas last week haha.

Manhattan I don't know too much about other than that ridiculous 3/4 court buzzer beater the other night. If you haven't seen the vid look it up.

Goodluck on your plays tonight & check-in tomorrow morning! There's 100 games tomorrow and I already got 8 strong picks.

[red12sox]

Thanks dom. Havent locked in any plays yet. Still looking at some numbers.

[DOM_Toretto]

Fukkkkk I'm at Mr B's n I swear to God I tell my boy I'm taking Kansas 2H no matter what spread is. Missed the bet due to some fireball shots showing up and idk what spread was but I'm SURE I would've covered. Ugh.

Rock Chalk.

[DOM_Toretto]

30-19-2

I also cashed on the football ducks last night so it turned out to be a good night.

BIG college hoops card coming today fellas.

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[EDDIE MONEY LINE]

Let's have some fun

[DOM_Toretto]

Let's have some fun

Eddie what do ya like today?

Yesterday I said I had 8 strong picks for today. I've pulled the trigger on 2 so far.

Gonzaga +6 @ Arizona
I think the zags get a big W here. They are a much better team offensively. Better efficiency, more points per shot, better assist/TO ratio, and if they keep the tempo up then the wildcats won't be able to hang. Karnowski will be key; he and Sabonis can hold their own down low against Ashley & Tarzan, and the wildcats will be left to rely on shitty shooting.

Indiana -23.5 vs Savanna State
IU can win by 20 against normal opponents at home, thanks to great shooting from Blackmon & crew. Savanna State is a special team though. The kind of team that is on my ESPN top 50 list, so that every time they play it gets highlighted and sticks out to me so I can bet on their opponent. They're bottom of the barrel in A/TO ratio, shooting %, points per shot, etc, etc, etc.

I was hoping to get lines on Bowling Green, Iowa, and Lehigh. All are missing from local & bovada.

I may jump on Seton Hall -10 vs Rutgers, but I was hoping for closer to -8. I may jump on Xavier -8 vs Alabama, but I thought spread would be closer to -5. Finally, I may jump on St Louis +17 because I had planned to take Wichita State -5 to -8.... Not that I don't think the Shockers can win by 20, but this line is just so much higher than I expected.

Would love your thoughts on these last three leans!

[EDDIE MONEY LINE]

Sorry just got back from skiing. And I've had limited access just when on Gondola. I played Marquette and Arizona st still pending right now. Both small plays, so a decent start to the day.

Hope u hammered seton hall that was a great call. I love Gonzaga but I don't know what number I can get. My local only let's me bet the closing lines so I gotta see what it is closer to game time. I love 8 if u got that. That Xavier bama game is a good one. I've been contemplating bama as I see also should be closer to 4-5 point line. So value on bama. That's a later game so I'm still unsure if I'm gonna get into the mix on that.

I love that Wichita st. team especially off a loss. +17 is a lot of points. I won't have action but taking the points seems to be the safer risk.

Good luck today. I love New Mexico st. Tonight as a small home fav.

[DOM_Toretto]

Thinkin about adding a night cap of Boise State +5.5 @ St Mary's since I'm a fan of Drmic and Mr Landers has blessed us with a St Mary's ML bet....

[EDDIE MONEY LINE]

Haha the good ol Brock landers fade special. How is Boise? Can they cover or win?

[DOM_Toretto]

I bet on Boise St a lot last year, especially when they stay out west since they seem to play worse on the east coast. When I would bet them they kept it within 5 usually win or lose. Anthony Drmic is a very good Aussie who can take over games and they seem to control boards too. They've already played a few road games and played better comp than St Mary's. I haven't really paid attention to SMC, they got a 20+ ppg scorer but idk if he's that good or what.

[DOM_Toretto]

It may be a good bet but oh well I'm gonna pass. Looks like I got good odds to sweep today and I'll take it.

[EDDIE MONEY LINE]

Ya. U convinced me. I'll see what the closing number is and maybe make a decision at that point. Good luck. I'm waiting on New Mexico at for a 4-0 day and I'll prob call it quits. Haha see how drunk I am

[grombom125]

Hey DOM just found this thread and followed most of your plays today. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us. Cal seems like it's the no brainer play tomorrow. What's your take on that game? Nevada and the MWC in general looks really weak this year.

[DOM_Toretto]

32-19-2

Eddie I hope you took Boise St.

I stuck with just my two top plays for Saturday, should have played all my leans and went 5-1 but 2-0 is always good. Gonzaga covered and should have won outright, but they got soft the last minute of regulation. Indiana covered by nearly double the spread.

Grom last night I glanced at the card for today and the two lines that stuck out to me were Cal and UCLA. I'll look into these.

[DOM_Toretto]

Jabari Bird missed Cal's last game and they barely beat Montana in 2OT.

Can anyone find out if Bird is playing today????

[EDDIE MONEY LINE]

Is read he has a foot injury and is questionable

[DOM_Toretto]

Is read he has a foot injury and is questionable

Hmm I can't find any new news but it's strange that the line jumped from Cal -5.5 to -6.5. If Bird plays then I like it. I also have my eye on another line for 2pm tipoff, will post it once I jump on it.

[DOM_Toretto]

DePaul -7 vs Milwaukee
Very efficient shooting vs not so much. DePaul won on the road by double digits last year and will win at home by double digits today.

Still waiting for confirmation on Jabari Bird and may add Cal later.